Research Updates

Our Experts

Meet LDI Fellows whose expertise relates to improving care for older adults.

Mary Naylor

Mary Naylor, PhD, RN

  • Marian S. Ware Professor, Gerontology , Penn Nursing
  • Director, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health , Penn Nursing
Ebbing Lautenbach

Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH

  • Robert Austrian Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases , Perelman School of Medicine
  • Professor, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics , Perelman School of Medicine
Ali Hamedani

Ali Hamedani, MD, MHS

  • Assistant Professor, Neurology , Perelman School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology , Perelman School of Medicine

Improving Care for Older Adults Working Group

This working group brings people together to address questions relating to access, quality, and financing of care particularly relevant to an aging society and to disseminate related research. Care includes acute care, post-acute care, home care, caregiving, long-term services and supports, nursing homes, assisted living and other residential care options, hospice, and care received at the end of life.